Patents Assigned to Himax Technologies Limited
  • Publication number: 20230289985
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) sensing device is configured to sense an object. The 3D sensing device includes a flood light source, a structured light source, an image sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform: commanding the flood light source and the structured light source to emit a flood light and a structured light in sequence; commanding the image sensor to sense a first reflective light and a second reflective light in sequence, so as to obtain a first image frame and a second image frame; combining the first image frame and the second image frame into a determination frame; and determining that the object is a specular reflection object in response to determining that the determination frame has at least two spots having gray levels satisfying a predetermined condition. A specular reflection object detection method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Wu-Feng Chen, Pen-Hsin Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai, Hsueh-Tsung Lu
  • Patent number: 11754933
    Abstract: A mounting fixture of an apparatus for clamping a film includes a platform, a barricade, and fixing members. A surface of the platform includes a first fixing portion, and second and third fixing portions which are opposite to the first fixing portion. The second fixing portion is adjacent to the third fixing portion and located between the first and third fixing portions. The barricade is disposed on the surface between the second and third fixing portions and has channels. The fixing members are disposed on the surface. First, second, and third bars of the apparatus are disposed on the first, second, and third fixing portions, the barricade is located between the second and third bars, and the channels receive elastic elements of the apparatus. Each elastic element has two ends disposed on the second and third bars. The fixing members can fix the first and third bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Fang-Wan Lu
  • Patent number: 11734944
    Abstract: A display device includes an active matrix substrate and a detection circuit. The active matrix substrate has pixels that are configured to display an image. The pixels include display and photo sensing pixels each including a display region and a photo sensing region. The display region is configured to emit light with a predetermined emitting frequency in a blank period of the display device. The photo sensing region is adjacent to the display region, and is configured to detect the light emitted by the display region and reflected from a biometric object and to convert the reflected light into photo detection signals. The detection circuit is coupled to the photo sensing circuit of each of the display and photo sensing pixels, and is configured to construct a biometric pattern corresponding to the biometric object based on the photo detection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Ming He, Yaw-Guang Chang
  • Patent number: 11733033
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) sensing system for determining a 3D profile of an object and a method are provided. The 3D sensing system includes a first light source, a liquid crystal lens, a light detector and a control circuit. The first light source is configured to emit polarized light with a polarization setting for projecting a structured light pattern on the object. The liquid crystal lens in a polarization state allows incident light with the polarization setting to pass through and block incident light without the polarization setting from passing through. The light detector is configured to detect light reflected from the object and passing through the liquid crystal lens. When the 3D sensing system is in a 3D mode, the control circuit is configured to turn on the first light source and control the liquid crystal lens to enter the polarization state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Wu-Feng Chen, Ching-Wen Wang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Hsueh-Tsung Lu
  • Patent number: 11735080
    Abstract: The display system includes an automotive system, a display panel, and a panel driving circuit. The panel driving circuit receives a frame from the automotive system and determines if a panel error with respect to the display panel occurs. If the panel error occurs, the panel driving circuit replaces a portion of the frame with an error icon to generate a prompt frame, and transmit the prompt frame to the display panel. If the panel error does not occur, the panel driving circuit transmits the frame to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Nian Ou, Chun Kai Chuang, Pei-Yuan Hung, Yu Hsiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11710462
    Abstract: The display device that includes a backlight module and a control circuit is introduced. The control circuit divides an input image to a plurality of blocks, calculates a backlight parameter of each of the blocks, calculates a first duty cycle shift and a second duty cycle shift according to a plurality of duty cycles in the backlight parameter, calculates a first weight value and a second weight value according to a maximum duty cycle, a minimum duty cycle, and a duty cycle mean, and calculates a peaking duty cycle the first duty cycle shift, the second duty cycle shift, the first weight value and the second weight value. The control circuit is further configured to generate an output backlight parameter according to the peaking duty cycle, wherein the corresponding lighting unit of the backlight module is driven according to the output backlight parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Tung-Ying Wu
  • Patent number: 11705084
    Abstract: A high-speed buffer amplifier includes an input stage including a first channel coupled to receive differential inputs and a second channel coupled to receive the differential inputs; a middle stage including a first current source coupled to receive outputs of the second channel and electrically connected to power, a second current source coupled to receive outputs of the first channel and electrically connected to ground, and a floating current source electrically connected between the first current source and the second current source; and an output stage coupled to the middle stage to generate an output voltage. A shunt circuit is electrically connected between the first current source and the second current source, and configured to bypass the floating current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Chih-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: 11687475
    Abstract: The invention provides a large touch display integrated (LTDI) circuit and an operation method thereof. The LTDI circuit is suitable as a slave IC of an serial peripheral interface (SPI) architecture. The LTDI circuit includes an open-drain circuit and a reload circuit. An output terminal of the open-drain circuit is configured to be coupled to a correctness wire outside the LTDI circuit. The correctness wire is also coupled to an input terminal of a master IC of the SPI architecture, and a potential of the correctness wire is pulled up by a pull-up resistor. The reload circuit is coupled to an input terminal of the open-drain circuit. The reload circuit is configured to check a correctness of a boot up code from the master IC to generate a correctness check result. The reload circuit returns the correctness check result to the master IC via the open-drain circuit and the correctness wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20230195672
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a daisy-chain serial peripheral interface (SPI) integrated circuit (IC) and an operation method thereof. The daisy-chain SPI IC includes a first MISO interface circuit, a second MISO interface circuit, a first data enable (DE) interface circuit, and a second DE interface circuit. When the daisy-chain SPI IC is a target slave circuit selected by a master IC for reading target data, the first DE interface circuit outputs a DE signal to the master IC, and the first MISO interface circuit sends back the target data to the master IC based on the timing of the DE signal. When the daisy-chain SPI IC is not the target slave circuit, the signal received by the second DE interface circuit is transmitted to the first DE interface circuit, and the data received by the second MISO interface circuit is transmitted to the first MISO interface circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20230195668
    Abstract: The invention provides a large touch display integrated (LTDI) circuit and an operation method thereof. The LTDI circuit is suitable as a slave IC of an serial peripheral interface (SPI) architecture. The LTDI circuit includes an open-drain circuit and a reload circuit. An output terminal of the open-drain circuit is configured to be coupled to a correctness wire outside the LTDI circuit. The correctness wire is also coupled to an input terminal of a master IC of the SPI architecture, and a potential of the correctness wire is pulled up by a pull-up resistor. The reload circuit is coupled to an input terminal of the open-drain circuit. The reload circuit is configured to check a correctness of a boot up code from the master IC to generate a correctness check result. The reload circuit returns the correctness check result to the master IC via the open-drain circuit and the correctness wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20230176985
    Abstract: A serial peripheral interface (SPI) integrated circuit (IC) and an operation method thereof are provided. A SPI architecture includes a master IC and a slave IC. When the SPI IC is a master IC, the SPI IC generates first command information for a slave IC, generates first debugging information corresponding to the first command information, and sends the first command information and the first debugging information to the slave IC through a SPI channel. When the SPI IC is the slave IC, the SPI IC receives second command information and second debugging information sent by the master IC through the SPI channel and checks the second command information by using the second debugging information. When the SPI IC is a target slave circuit selected by the master IC, the SPI IC executes the second command information under a condition that the second command information is checked and is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Chieh Wen, Ming-Huai Weng, Guei-Lan Lin, Che-Hao Chiang, Chi-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11670226
    Abstract: A micro-light-emitting diode (microLED) display panel includes a timing controller, and a plurality of drivers controlled by the timing controller and arranged in an order according to distance from the timing controller. Each driver includes a buffer that buffers a signal before being sent to a succeeding driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Prilit Optronics, Inc., Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Biing-Seng Wu, Tzung-Ren Wang, Hsin-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11670211
    Abstract: A multi-level voltage generator includes P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) transistors that generate corresponding positive voltages and a common voltage respectively, each PMOS transistor having a source connected to corresponding generated voltage, and a drain connected to an output node to provide the corresponding generated voltage; N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistors that generate corresponding negative voltages and the common voltage respectively, each NMOS transistor having a source connected to corresponding generated voltage, and a drain connected to the output node to provide the corresponding generated voltage; and body-voltage selectors that adaptively select a body voltage for the plurality of PMOS transistors and NMOS transistors respectively, except PMOS transistor associated with a highest positive voltage and NMOS transistor associated with a lowest negative voltage with body and source connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yen-Hua Lin, Han-Shui Hsueh
  • Patent number: 11656392
    Abstract: An optical element including a substrate, a first optical film and a second optical film. The first optical film and the second optical film are disposed on at least one side of the substrate and are both formed on the substrate. The first optical film has a first surface facing away from the substrate and a plurality of first optical microstructures disposed on the first surface. The second optical film has a second surface facing away from the substrate and a plurality of second optical microstructures disposed on the second surface. The orthogonal projection of the first optical microstructures on the substrate does not overlap the orthogonal projection of the second optical microstructures on the substrate. A wafer level optical module adopting the optical element is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Meng-Ko Tsai, Teng Te Huang
  • Patent number: 11644683
    Abstract: The optical component includes a first substrate, a first diffractive layer formed on the first substrate, a second substrate, a second diffractive layer formed on the second substrate, and a bonding material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and connecting the first substrate and the second substrate. The second diffractive layer is disposed opposite to the first diffractive layer, and both the first diffractive layer and the second diffractive layer are located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A gap is formed between the first diffractive layer and the second diffractive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chih-Sheng Chang, Meng-Ko Tsai, Teng-Te Huang, Yin-Dong Lu
  • Publication number: 20230114841
    Abstract: A waveguide combiner includes an in-coupling area, a waveguide body and an out-coupling area. The in-coupling area is configured to introduce a light beam. The waveguide body is configured to guide the light beam introduced by the in-coupling area. The out-coupling area is configured to output the light beam guided by the waveguide body. The waveguide body includes at least one of a beam-expanding part configured to expand the light beam to a predetermined direction by reflecting the light beam and a beam-folding part configured to change the light beam to a different direction by reflecting the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Jiun-Yi Lien
  • Publication number: 20230111507
    Abstract: A timing controller circuit is arranged to control at least a gate in panel (GIP) circuit in a display panel, and includes a data receiving circuit, a timing detection circuit, a control circuit, and a data transmitting circuit, wherein the data receiving circuit is arranged to receive an image data, the timing detection circuit is coupled to the data receiving circuit, and is arranged to detect an input timing of the image data, the control circuit is coupled to the timing detection circuit, and is arranged to determine a GIP timing of the GIP circuit according to the input timing of the image data, and generate a timing control output according to the GIP timing, and the data transmitting circuit is coupled to the control circuit, and is arranged to transmit the timing control output to the GIP circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chia-Ming Chuang, Ming-Hung Weng, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 11620023
    Abstract: A touch event processing circuit includes a plurality of receiving circuits and an average circuit. Each of the plurality of receiving circuits includes a first integrator circuit, a resistor, and a touch event detection circuit. The first integrator circuit is arranged to receive an input signal that includes a voltage sensing signal from a touch panel, and output a first integrated voltage signal. The resistor has a first terminal coupled to an output terminal of the first integrator circuit and a second terminal. The touch event detection circuit is arranged to detect a touch event according to the output from the second terminal of the resistor and a voltage average signal. The average circuit is arranged to: receive a plurality of first integrated voltage signals from the plurality of receiving circuits; and perform an average operation upon the plurality of first integrated voltage signals, to generate the voltage average signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Ming He, Yaw-Guang Chang, Yi-Yang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11620017
    Abstract: A touch controller coupled to a touch sensor panel and arranged to detect touch events on the touch sensor panel includes a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes an integrator circuit and a reference voltage controlling circuit. The integrator circuit includes a first input node coupled to a sensing node for receiving a sensing signal, a second input node coupled to a guard trace disposed adjacent to the touch sensor panel and an output node outputting an integrated signal. The reference voltage controlling circuit includes a switch coupled between the second input node of the integrator circuit and a voltage source providing a reference voltage. The switch is closed during a pre-charge period to charge a voltage on the guard trace to the reference voltage in beginning of a sensing period and is opened after the pre-charge period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Ming He, Yaw-Guang Chang, Yi-Yang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20230091892
    Abstract: An object detection method, for detecting a target object, comprising: capturing at least two detection portions with a first aspect ratio from an input image with a second aspect ratio; confirming whether any object is detected in each of the detection portions and obtaining corresponding boundary boxes for detected objects; and wherein the first aspect ratio is different to the second aspect ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: I-Wei Chen, Ta-Jen Kuo, Pin-Rong Chen